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A look inside how The Maine Monitor produces investigations
Get an inside look at how The Maine Monitor produces its award-winning investigations.

The Maine Monitor receives grant to redesign, enhance website
Grant will allow our newsroom to invest in audience engagement tools, data visualization and user accessibility.

Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting announces new executive director
Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm joins the nonprofit news organization after a 26-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service, where she advocated for a free and vibrant press.

The Maine Monitor wins four awards from National Newspaper Association Foundation
National news foundation acknowledges the investigative work of The Maine Monitor.

Two Monitor reporters win accolades from Report for America
National nonprofit news organization honors the work of Monitor reporters Samantha Hogan and Rose Lundy.

Monitor’s Rose Lundy wins health award, and Roger McCord named a finalist for New England Emmy
Lundy’s coverage in 2021 focused, in part, on nursing home closures, staffing shortages, and the impacts of the pandemic.

New editor, board members join The Maine Monitor
Veteran journalist David Dahl replaces Eric Conrad as editor of the non-profit news organization.

New development director named at The Maine Monitor
Hiring Renée Johansson, a well-known Maine non-profit leader and brand strategist, signals new phase for investigative news organization.

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Donor support helped the Monitor break story about COVID and a local jail
Andrew Howard’s article about the York County Jail turning inmates away didn’t happen easily. In the end, the truth came out.